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Each of us will need to deal with death. Peter had to deal with Jesus’ death.

Each of us will need to deal with death. Peter had to deal with Jesus’ death. He goes through four steps. Step One: Doubt. v v 1-3. Seven disciples are together. They have been through much. Surely, they are trying to make sense of everything.

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Each of us will need to deal with death. Peter had to deal with Jesus’ death.

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  1. Each of us will need to deal with death. • Peter had to deal with Jesus’ death. • He goes through four steps.

  2. Step One: Doubt vv 1-3

  3. Seven disciples are together. • They have been through much. • Surely, they are trying to make sense of everything. • “They [Peter and John] did not know the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead” (Jn 20:9). • Maybe these disciples are something of a support group.

  4. The disciples fished all night, but they caught nothing. • Some say this is contrary to Jesus’ Commission. • Jesus gave the Commission just before His ascension (Acts 1:8-9). • The disciples were fishermen by trade (Matt 4:18-22). • Maybe the disciples are trying to earn a little money. • They don’t know what else to do.

  5. When we face death, we often don’t know what to do.

  6. Step Two: Duty vv 4-6

  7. Jesus was standing on the shore, but the disciples failed to recognize Him. • Jesus apparently had a “new” body after the Resurrection. • When Jesus appeared to the two on the way to Emmaus, “their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him” (Lk 24:16). • Jesus passed through walls after the Resurrection (Jn 20:19). • Jesus seems to have had a glorified body after the Resurrection.

  8. The disciples hadn’t caught any fish all night, but Jesus tells them to throw their nets on the right side. • The disciples have a huge haul of fish.

  9. The Lord rewarded His disciples’ obedience. • Obedience to the Lord is vitally important. • “Whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock” (Matt 7:24). • “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him” (Jn 14:23).

  10. How could the disciples’ obedience aid them as they dealt with death? • Doing what Jesus says here is going to demonstrate that He has really been raised from the dead. • If we obey, we can face death with complete confidence. • “To me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain” (Phil 1:21). • “Having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him” (Heb 5:9).

  11. Step Three: Delight vv 7-8

  12. John says, “It is the Lord!” • Peter grabs his outer garments and jumps in the water.

  13. Peter knows that death has been conquered. • “My heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad; Moreover my flesh also will rest in hope. ForYou will not leave my soul in Hades, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption” (Acts 2:26-27). • The Resurrection of Jesus also serves as a basis for our rejoicing. • “If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable” (1 Cor 15:19). • 1 Pet 1:3-6.

  14. Step Four: Discernment vv 9-14

  15. All of the disciples knew this was the Lord. • Eating together was important in antiquity. • Matt 9:11 • 1 Cor5:11. • We will also have fellowship with the Lord after death. • “I am hard pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better” (Phil 1:23). • After the final resurrection, “we shall always be with the Lord” (1 Thess 4:17).

  16. What a blessing! Do you have that hope?

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